Garment receptacle and hanger.



E. L. ADAMS. GARMENT RECEPTACLE AND HANGER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1916..

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I E. L. ADAMS. GARMENT HECEP'I'ACLE AND HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. I916.

, Patented June 5, 1917.

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EDWARD L. ADAMS, 0F BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT RECEPTAGLE AND HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

" Application filed July 10, 1916. Serial No. 108,409.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bradford, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Receptacles and Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a garment folding retainer as applied to garments when folded in suitable containers for storage or transportation, or with wardrobe trunks and the like, and my improvements are in the nature of devices designed to hold the various parts of a garment in properly folded position to insure their being maintained in wearable condition and free from wrinkles at all times.

It is well understood by those skilled in the art, that garments can be folded in certain ways to preclude the causing of wrinkles, creases and the like, and when properly maintained in such folded position they may be transported or laid away from one season to another, and still be preserved in a wearable condition.

To this end my invention consists of a garment holder for application to, and in combination with a shipping box or container, wardrobe trunks and the like, and the same in its preferred form consists of a suit-' able hanger shaped to conform to the shoulders of a coat with cooperating holding and retaining devices, which may be secured to opposite sides of the container and adapted to engage the free edge portions of the garment, while other retaining devices engage and hold the sleeves, and other parts of the garment in extended formation, substantially as hereinafter described.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1, is a front elevation of the container showing the hangers and retaining devices, and illustrating in dotted lines the position of a garment therein.

Fig. 2, is a view in vertical section on the lines A-A, shown in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3, is a view in vertical section on the lines BB, shown in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4, is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention, in which a metal frame is used in supporting the garment retaming clamps.

Fig. 5, is an enlarged detail view in perspective of one of the retaining clamps.

Referring to the construction in further detail as exemplified by the drawings, 1 represents the bottom of the container or box which may be constructed of any suitable material such as wood, fiber, cardboard and the like, and it may be made to fold in such compact form as is well known in the art. Attached to the upper wall 2, of the box is a suitable bracket 3, suspending the supporting medium 4:, which consists of a curved bar in the form of an ordinary clothes hanger, which is adapted to engage the neck and. shoulder portions of a coat. Attached to the ends of the supporting medium 4:, are downward projecting bars 5, and 5. Located below the supporting medium 4:, and connected at the opposite ends thereof to the downward projecting bars 5 and 5, is a cross bar 6, forming another garment supporting medium, the functions of which will hereinafter more fully appear. Depending from the cross bar 6, and suitably attached to the downward projecting bars 5 and 5, is

an inner casing or compartment 7. This casing is so attached to the downwardly projecting bar 5', by hinges 8 and 8. as to permit of its being swung outwardly thereon, and to be suitably attached in its fixed position to the bar 5, by the fasteners 9 and 9. The inner casing 7 is further adapted to be used as a receptacle for other articles of clothing and for that purpose is provided with a door 20, adapted to be opened on the hinges 21 and 21, and to be fastened in a closed position by the latch 22.

When the garment, as a coat is placed within the container, and properly engaged by the hanger 4, it will be evident that the neck and shoulder portions of the coat will be kept in proper position when normally suspended in a vertical position. To maintain the garment in this position, as if suspended from the hanger 4: and to preserve the rounded and smoothly pressed effect of the neck, shoulders and breast portions of the garment, I provide as is shown in Fig. 5, a well known form of spring clamp 10 and 10, as staying devices to be made fast to the lapel edges of the garment. Clamp 10 is attached by suitable tension providing means to the outer edge of the inner compartment 7, and is adapted to engage the edge of the garment lapel. Clamp 10, is likewise attached by suitable tension providing means to the inner side wall of the container, and

'is adapted to engage the outer edge of the garment. It being understood that the garment in the folded position designated, encircles the inner casing or compartment 7. To provide for maintaining the front edge portions of the garment in proper position, I provide engaging clamps 11 and 11", attached by suitable tension providing means to a retaining bar 12, placed at the bottom of the container. To further provide for maintaining the lower edge extensions of the gar- I tion Without dangerof the garment becoming displaced, wrinkled or affected by such movement. In placing a garment comprising a mans suit within the container, the inner compartment 7, "is swung outwardly and the lower extremities of the trousers are passedover the bar 6, and downwardly in a plane between the container wall 1, and the downward projectingbars 5 and 5, until the lower extremities are in a position to be engaged bythe clamp 15. In this position the upper portions of the trousers will be suspended downwardly and in a position to be engaged by the back wall of the inner casing 7, as it is swung into position, and made fast by the fasteners 9 and 9. With this portion of the garment thus held firmly in position, the clamp 15, may be attached to the lower extremities with sufiicient tension applied thereto, to maintain this portion of the garment in extended formation.

4 In the modified form illustrated in Fig. 4, the inner casing 7 is dispensed with, and a supporting frame 16 is substituted therefor. The frame 116 is formed of spring'wire or other suitable material having at its outer portionan eye 17 adapted to engage hooks or other supporting means within the container. Suspended from the'eye 17, is a suitable bracket or stirrup 3", which supports a suitable hanger :or supporting medium 4. Attached to the supporting medium 4, is a rectangular wire frame 18, to which is attached the clamp 10, adapted to retain the inner edge of the garment in extended formation. To suitably maintain the trousers in extended formation the clamp 19, is attachedto the waist band thereof, and is suitably connected through tension providing tion and attached to the clamp 15.

means with the lower bar of the rectangle 18. From the clamp 19, the trousers are passed upwardly over the 'upper horizontal bar of the rectangle 18, and in a downward direc- The lower horizontal bar of the frame 16, serves the purposes of staying the various clamps in the same manner as bar 12, shown in Fig. 1.

In the modification shown and illustrated in Fig. 4, I have provided a simple device formaintaining garments in wearable con dition at all times, and which may be adapted to be readily inserted in a fixed wardrobe,

a wardrobe trunk and the like, and may be placed in its entirety within any of the common forms of cardboard containers, commonly used for shipping and storing of garments. Another use to which the modification may be put to advantage, is the insertion thereof within the common form of moth proof paper bags with the assurances that the garment will be maintained in a Wearable condition therein. 1

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangement of' parts without departing. from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: I

l; A garment receptacle of thecharacter described, comprising a casing having fixed garment supporting .means, and detachable garment edge staying means yieldingly attached to fixed supports, whereby tension is 7 garment edges and the for maintaining a garment folded around.

the inner casing, by maintaining the garment edges yieldingly extended.

4. In a garment receptacle the combination of anouter casing, an inner casing surrounded by said outer casing, with means for maintaining a garment folded around the inner casing by detachable edge staying means yieldingly attached to the outer-casing, whereby tension is applied to the .garment edge stayingmeans between the edges and the outer casing.

5. In a garment receptacle the combination of an outer casing, an inner casing having garment supporting means, with means for maintaining a garment folded around said inner casing, comprising detachable garment edge staying means, with means for applying tension to the edge staying means and the inner casing garment supporting means.

6. The combination of a garment receptacle comprising a casing having fixed garment supporting means, and detachable garment edge staying means, with means for applying a tension to the garment edge between the fixed means and the detachable means.

7 The combination of a garment receptacle, comprising a container having a garment hanger secured to the inner wall thereof and supported therefrom, with detach-' able garment edge staying means yieldingly attached to fixed supports Within said container, and adapted to provide tension between the fixed supports and the garment edges, substantially as described.

8. A garment receptacle comprising an outer case having therein fixed garment supporting means spaced one above the other,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for an inner case depending from the upper supporting means, and spaced apart from said outer casing, means for maintaining a garment in folded position over said lower supporting means, means for supporting another garment positioned to surround said inner casing, and detachable staying means adapted to engage the free edge portions of said garments.

9. A garment receptacle comprising an outer casing, a supporting member depending from the inner wall of said casing, side members projecting downwardly from the supporting member, an inner casing spaced apart from said outer casing having a hinged connection with the side member, and adapted to swing open,'means for supporting the garment positioned to surround said inner casing, and detachable staying means adapted to engage the free edge portion of said garment.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD L. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

F. M. NASH, MINNIE L. JORDAN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

